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How is instant retail changing stores, platforms, and supply chains?
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Thoughts on Livestream Commerce, Brand-Effect Integration, and the Relationship Between Brand and Private Domain
Online distribution traffic is becoming increasingly fragmented, a reality all FMCG professionals have felt over the past two years. Channel fragmentation essentially results from the continuous redistribution of traffic, with numerous new business models intercepting traffic upfront. This leads to reduced channel traffic and declining ROI, forcing brands to seek growth through squeezing competition. In this environment, growth inevitably comes from price cuts or grabbing market share, driven by oversupply, scarce attention, and weak brand power.
赵波Fast-Moving Goods, Slow-Moving Market
FMCG products are defined by high frequency and rigid demand, leading to rapid turnover. However, due to extreme competition, establishing a solid regional market takes a long time, often three to five years or more. This article discusses how to seize opportunities and stabilize the market base in such a slow-moving environment.
袁来The Worse the Economy, the Hotter the Discount Stores
Discounted products like 2-yuan sparkling water, 6-yuan Japanese biscuits, and 10-yuan shampoo are attracting consumers amid economic downturn. As the pandemic dampens consumption, discount stores such as HotMaxx, Hi-Tego, and Elephant Life have emerged and expanded rapidly, becoming a rare bright spot in the new consumption track. HotMaxx, founded in April 2020, opened nearly 400 stores in just 1.5 years with annual sales in the billions, and its valuation surged over 100 times to $500 million by end of 2021.
荆玉Will Community Group Buying Continue to Thrive After the Lockdown?
During Shanghai's static management, community group buying surged as 'Shanghai group leaders' met residents' daily needs, but its momentum waned as the pandemic eased. This article analyzes the current state of community group buying platforms, identifies two core issues—what to sell profitably and why consumers keep buying—and proposes strategies for differentiation and sustainable growth.
张立Will 7-Eleven Be Defeated?
Japanese convenience stores are experiencing a 'disconnect' in China again. As competition intensifies and performance declines, the three giants 7-Eleven, Lawson, and FamilyMart have successively adjusted their executive teams. Can they find a way to break through? 24-hour convenience stores in the Chinese market seem to be moving from glory to confusion.
BT财经Decoding Content Growth Strategy from Douyin E-commerce Upgrade
Content growth is the only driving force to break through the 'impossible triangle of growth'. Following Douyin's recent upgrade to 'Omni-Interest E-commerce', this article analyzes the upgrade's implications and provides a four-part framework for brands to comprehensively plan content growth.
狮明亮谈增长Hema Needs Nightlife
Supermarkets are unwilling to be left behind by the times. Hema has started to embrace "nightlife." On June 1, "Hema Night Market" was officially launched. From 5 PM to 10 PM every day, Hema Fresh stores transform into a night market offering nearly 100 kinds of food, including quality items like steak, seafood platters, and craft beer, as well as street foods like stinky tofu, grilled pork belly, fried yogurt, and braised dishes. According to Hedgehog Commune (ID: ciweigongshe), the Hema Night Market project began piloting in some cities in April this year.
刺猬公社编辑部13,000-Word Methodology: How to Build a Private Domain for Low-Unit-Price, High-Repurchase Categories?
Low-unit-price, high-repurchase categories are well-suited for private domain operations. From an operational perspective, as long as senior management supports it and the organizational structure is reasonable for deployment, it can easily extend customer lifetime value and drive profit growth. The core strategy involves tiered community management for batch conversion, membership cards to lock in repurchases, SOP-based product bundle recommendations within repurchase cycles, and referral distribution.
三十Data Analysis: Uncovering Sales Potential
As offline foot traffic continues to decline, it's crucial to maintain the offline channel's core business through meticulous management and professional data analysis. This article, part of the Key Account (KA) Management series by New Distribution and former Coca-Cola China executive Cao Yang, explores five practical data analysis methods to uncover sales potential.
曹扬Geoffrey CaoEarning 2.6 Billion in 3 Months, Is Big Spender Pinduoduo Still Saving?
Last week, good news came from overseas for Chinese internet stocks: Alibaba and Baidu rose over 14% on May 26, and Pinduoduo surged over 15% on Friday, leading a strong finish for the sector. These companies released their first-quarter earnings, with Pinduoduo's standout being its profitability. As the '618' shopping festival approaches, Pinduoduo's 'hundred billion subsidy' campaign continues, but the company has entered a phase of normalized profitability, driven by cost-cutting rather than revenue growth.
伯虎团队"One Whole Root" Goes Viral: Lawson Profits from Traffic, Resellers from Price Differences?
A 19.9 yuan anti-all-nighter drink that people dare to buy but not drink? The summer of 2022 hasn't officially arrived, but beverage companies are already signaling their competition for market share. Lawson has recently gone viral with its "One Whole Root Anti-All-Nighter Ginseng Water," which appeals to young people's "punk wellness" trend, selling out quickly in many stores.
锌刻度Is There Still a Business to Be Done in Community Group Buying?
Community group buying has always been controversial. Some describe its development over the past two years as a 'roller coaster,' with dramatic ups and downs. Currently, many believe that 'Xingsheng is declining, Chengxin has collapsed, Duoduo is shrinking, Meituan is struggling, and Shihuituan can no longer open groups.' But is this really the case? Are there still opportunities for brands and suppliers in this track? In our 'Growth Amid the Pandemic' live series, we invited an outstanding distributor—Chen Xin, CEO of Maichun E-commerce—who achieved 200% year-on-year growth this year despite the pandemic's uncertainties.
田静Digital New Infrastructure: Unblocking the "Governor Vessels" of the FMCG Industry
Since its opening on May 25, the FMCG Release Week OL has attracted over 730 exhibitors, 1,000+ brands, and 9,600+ products, drawing more than 160,000 visits. In its second week, the organizer highlights the "Digital New Infrastructure" theme (June 1-7), showcasing information software, management software, traceability software, and related services to help streamline the FMCG industry. A voting campaign for the "Honor Gold List" is also launched, offering rewards and services to top-ranked companies.
靓仔Store Involution: bC Integration as the Optimal Solution
Liu Chunxiong comments that store involution is essentially working for the landlord, as better locations and larger areas lead to higher rents. bC integration increases sales without changing the store or rent, making marginal profit net profit, which is the optimal solution. The article explains the shift from product-centric to traffic-centric to user-centric models, using Junlebao's digital transformation as an example.
廖萌萌Moutai Sells Ice Cream, Opens Two Stores in a Row, 'Bowing' to Young People
Moutai, the Chinese baijiu giant, is making a strategic move to attract younger consumers by launching Moutai-flavored ice cream, opening stores in Guiyang and planning expansion to seven major cities. This cross-industry initiative aims to build brand affinity with the youth, who currently prefer low-alcohol drinks, and to secure future market share.
联商网编辑部Jingxi 618 'Lights Up' the Market: Shorter Links, Faster Penetration, More Lively!
The annual 618 shopping festival has begun. Despite market challenges, e-commerce platforms' support measures are boosting confidence. Jingxi, JD.com's lifestyle consumption mall, has launched its 618 promotion, promising a more responsible and lively event that drives win-win cooperation and social value.
New DistributionFrom the Perspective of Social Infrastructure, the Retail Industry Has Huge Space
Facing the raging pandemic, Li Ling, a consultant for Lianshang.com, called on China's retail industry to evolve into a social infrastructure service, emphasizing its importance, uniqueness, and complexity. The author agrees with Li's advocacy for retail and social responsibility, and further extends this topic. Under the pandemic, retail for daily necessities benefits, while quality and leisure retail face difficulties, with greater challenges ahead.
联商网编辑部In the Post-Pandemic Era, Fresh Food Supermarkets Rush to Private Domain
Holding the original position and finding incremental space is the top priority for supermarket enterprises, and private domain is a directional choice. Wang Wei, founder of Fresh Legend, advises fresh food supermarket enterprises to pay attention to online business, as consumers have been educated and online shopping is mature. By early 2022, Fresh Legend's online sales accounted for 10% and are planned to reach 15%-20% this year.
楚勿留香Hema's Self-Rescue: Is a Fresh Food "Dollar Store" Leading the Way?
As Hema Fresh stores close in multiple cities, a new format, Hema Outlets, is opening stores against the trend. However, industry experience suggests that discount stores relying solely on low prices cannot survive; they must transcend price wars. Hema Outlets faces challenges in supply chain scale and food safety management.
陈重山Beijing's Mom-and-Pop Stores Under the Pandemic
Cherish the supermarket at your doorstep, for it may disappear one day. When the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken.
十里Meituan Trapped in Group Buying
To survive, Meituan is downsizing and contracting its group buying business, having burned over 20 billion yuan in the past year, which is unsustainable. Guo Wanhuai, wife of founder Wang Xing, now leads Meituan Select, focusing on cost optimization and profit models, as the company faces market pressures and strategic shifts.
苗正卿Decoding the Growth Path of Discount Chains: Who Will Be China's 100-Billion-Yuan Player?
As consumer supply becomes increasingly diverse and excessive, category killers and discount store formats have rapidly emerged in China in recent years, with startups like Snack Busy, HotMaxx, Discount Niu, and Linshi Mofa securing funding. Even without strong capital injection, they are entering a growth trajectory of scale expansion and sustained profitability due to robust demand and vast expansion space in lower-tier markets. In the US and Japan, giants like Costco, Aldi, Dollar General, and Don Quijote have risen. In China's current consumer transition, can players with 10-billion or 100-billion-yuan market value emerge? Chenrui Capital's research suggests that the snack 'category killer' discount chain is the most needed retail format in China's snack market and closest to the essence of retail operations.
胡维波、石尧Stockpiling Saved Supermarkets
In April, overall consumption was weak, but supermarkets drew the 'winning lot'. Stockpiling during the pandemic drove people to supermarkets. Retail industry practitioner Zhang Jing revealed that some supermarket stores in first- and second-tier cities saw sales double in the past two months. Since March, logistics in many areas have stalled and cross-regional fulfillment has been restricted, so instead of waiting for uncertain deliveries from Alibaba, JD, and Pinduoduo, people prefer to buy fresh produce, grain, oil, and other daily necessities directly from supermarket shelves. Meanwhile, supermarket competitors have paused their attacks, giving supermarkets a 'window of opportunity'. 202...
开菠萝财经团队Dada Group's Q1 Report Shines: JD Daojia Continues to Amplify Brand Voice and Drive Incremental Growth
Dada Group recently released its Q1 2022 financial results, showing significant growth. JD Daojia's revenue reached RMB 1.4 billion, up 80% year-over-year. Despite multiple external pressures, the company delivered a strong performance. As a leading instant retail platform, JD Daojia's GMV reached RMB 49.1 billion as of March 31, 2022, up 74% year-over-year.
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